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Yahoo, SanDisk keep techs in the green - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 20 hours 42 minutes ago
The double play propelled the Nasdaq Composite Index /quotes/comstock/10y!i:comp (COMP 2,187, +23.33, +1.08%) to early gains, as the tech-heavy benchmark rose 0.7% to 2,178.


INSERTING and REPLACING Singer Lisbeth Scott Releases Innovative Photo Campaign Hope is a Thing, to Benefit Children s Charity Education Through Music [Press Release]
Business Wire | 41 days 11 hours 31 minutes ago
Insert after second graph of release: Scott’s debut holiday album, “Peace on Earth,” will see its physical release on October 27th. This album is a mix of new versions of old classics, “Dona Nobis Pacem” (which Yo Yo Ma calls “Beautifully performed”) and “Oh Come All Ye Faithful,” as well as original songs. “Infused with Lisbeth’s shiver-inducing vocals and arrangements, this album gets to the true healing heart of the holiday season.” Digital tracks can be previewed at Amazon.com.


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PRNewswire | 24 days 15 hours 56 minutes ago
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Analysts upbeat about Netflix; shares rise 11% - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 20 hours 52 minutes ago
The shares were up $5.07 at $54.70 minutes after the opening bell.


Bove's influence rises at confluence of media, finance - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 5 hours 53 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Richard X. Bove, the longtime banking-industry pundit, wields significant influence on Wall Street these days.


Janus: $2.5 billion quarterly outflow at Intech - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 16 hours 49 minutes ago
During a Thursday conference call, Tim Armour, the company's interim chief executive, called the outflow "pretty significant." He also said that Intech's short- and intermediate-term performance has been weak but that long-term returns are "quite good."


Photos: Compete Releases Top Sports Sites for September 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 20 days 14 hours 58 minutes ago
...lead the league in online traffic. Several sites (including amazon.com, fansedge.com, stubhub.com and footballfanatics.com...www.Kantar.com CONTACT: Cynthia Stephens, Compete, Inc., +1-617-933-5651,cstephens@compete.com; or...


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MarketWire | 38 days 16 hours 58 minutes ago
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Retail stocks push higher - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 20 hours 52 minutes ago
The S&P Retail Index /quotes/comstock/10u!rlx.x (RLX 397.08, +7.40, +1.90%) gained nearly 9 points to 398.02 in early action.


Harley posts 84% profit drop, shuts down Buell - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 20 hours 34 minutes ago
Buell Buell Ulysses


Treasury wants more power over banks - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 16 hours 13 minutes ago
"This would end the firm -- wind it down -- without contributing to systemwide failure," Michael Barr, the assistant Treasury secretary for financial institutions, told the House Judiciary Committee.


Hynix swings to profit after eight quarters of loss - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 5 hours 36 minutes ago
SEOUL (MarketWatch) -- Hynix Semiconductor Inc. Friday posted a third-quarter net profit after seven consecutive quarters of losses as chip prices rebounded amid improving personal-computer demand.





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Company Overview


Company: Amazon.com, Inc.
Industry: Music, Video, Book & Entertainment Retail
Website: http://www.amazon.com

What started as Earth's biggest bookstore has rapidly become Earth's biggest anything store. Expansion has propelled Amazon.com in innumerable directions. Its main Web site offers millions of books, music, and movies (which still account for most of its sales), not to mention auto parts, toys, electronics, home furnishings, apparel, health and beauty aids, prescription drugs, and groceries. Also, shoppers can download books, games, MP3s, and films to their computers or handheld devices, including Amazon's own portable reader, the Kindle. Amazon also offers services and products, such as self-publishing, online advertising, a Web store platform, and a co-branded credit card. Amazon acquired Zappos.com in 2009.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 19,166 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales 29.2 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 645 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Net Income 35.5 (2008)
Number of Employees 20,700 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 21.8 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End December